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fauigerzigerk | karma 15398 | avg karma 2.9 · 2013-06-09 11:04:21+00:00

Interestingly, the opposite is true for vitamin D. For years, study after study shows that most people are severely deficient in vitamin D and that supplementation helps. Yet, officially recommended doses are way below the levels that scientists recommend.

relix | karma 2046 | avg karma 4.26 · 2013-06-09 11:14:09+00:00

And importantly, a lot of countries do have laws against mega doses, causing pills with more than 150% of RDA to be illegal, making it really hard to get a decent supplementation, especially during winter.

PommeDeTerre | karma 1406 | avg karma 2.73 · 2013-06-09 08:01:51

In a case like that, what prevents somebody from taking more than one pill at the same time, if one pill alone is insufficient?

relix | karma 2046 | avg karma 4.26 · 2013-06-09 13:04:10+00:00

Nothing, but it becomes quite expensive.

paul_f | karma 1544 | avg karma 2.07 · 2013-06-09 07:52:09

Do not use this article as an reason to stop taking Vitamin D. Totally different thing altogether. This article demonstrates the problem with calling all of these things "vitamins."